Ferguson, Missouri, Police Chief Thomas Jackson Resigns
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Ferguson, Missouri, Police Chief Thomas Jackson resigned Wednesday, joining a string of city officials ousted in the wake of a Justice Department report that found a culture of racism in the police department and city offices.
Jackson’s resignation — which the city said was a “mutual decision” — is effective March 19. Lt. Col. Al Eickhoff, the assistant chief, will take over as acting chief while Ferguson conducts a nationwide search for a replacement, the city said. A news conference was scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET.
“I’m confident the city will pull through these trying times,” Jackson told NBC News. “The people are committed to Ferguson.”
Municipal Judge Ronald Brockmeyer resigned Monday and City Manager John Shaw resigned Tuesday after they were highlighted in the scathing report, which was commissioned after white police officer Darren Wilson, who has since resigned, shot and killed unarmed black 18-year-old Michael Brown in August. Wilson wasn’t charged in the shooting.
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